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Shiben

The Shiben or Book of Origins (Chinese: 世本; pinyin: shìběn; lit. 'Generation Origins') was an early Chinese encyclopedia which recorded imperial genealogies from the mythical Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors down to the late Spring and Autumn period (771–476 BCE), explanations of the origin of clan names, and records of legendary and historical Chinese…

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Baxter–Sagart (2014)
Ḷap-spˤə[n]ʔ
Chinese
世本
Hangul
세본
Hanja
世本
Hanyu Pinyin
Shìběn
Hiragana
せほん

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Shiben

Nodes46
Edges45
Triples78
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.043478
Components1

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related to history · 38
Shiben → BCE, Book, CE, Chen Qirong, Clan, During, Grand Historian, Han, Inventors, Ju, Later Han, Lei Xueqi, Liu Xiang, Mao Panlin, Qin Jiamo, Qing, Records, Residences, Rulers, Several Han
related to Content · 11
Shiben → Bo Yi, China, Chinese, For, Great Flood, Hu Cao, Li Shou, Modern, Since, The, Yellow Emperor
related to Title · 7
Shiben → Chinese, Daiben, Emperor Taizong, Shimin, Tang, The, Xiben
related to External links · 4
Shiben → Chinese Text ProjectShiben, Digital, Internet Archive, Song Zhong
Transcriptions · 3
Shiben → TranscriptionsRevised HepburnSehon, TranscriptionsRevised RomanizationSebonMcCune–ReischauerSebon, TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShìběnWade–GilesShih-penYue: CantoneseJyutpingSai3bun5Southern MinHokkien POJSìpúnMiddle ChineseMiddle ChineseSyejpwonOld ChineseBaxte…
Baxter–Sagart (2014) · 1
Shiben → Ḷap-spˤə[n]ʔ
Chinese · 1
Shiben → 世本
Hangul · 1
Shiben → 세본
Hanja · 1
Shiben → 世本
Hanyu Pinyin · 1
Shiben → Shìběn

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dynasty chinese origins book bce inventors han title names records song legendary century history 世本 genealogies text wang affairs science

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ShibenBaxter–Sagart (2014)Ḷap-spˤə[n]ʔ1.00infobox
ShibenChinese世本1.00infobox
ShibenHangul세본1.00infobox
ShibenHanja世本1.00infobox
ShibenHanyu PinyinShìběn1.00infobox
ShibenHiraganaせほん1.00infobox
ShibenHokkien POJSìpún1.00infobox
ShibenJyutpingSai3bun51.00infobox
ShibenKanji世本1.00infobox
ShibenLiteral meaningGeneration Origins1.00infobox
ShibenMcCune–ReischauerSebon1.00infobox
ShibenMiddle ChineseSyejpwon1.00infobox
ShibenRevised HepburnSehon1.00infobox
ShibenRevised RomanizationSebon1.00infobox
ShibenTranscriptionsTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinShìběnWade–GilesShih-penYue: CantoneseJyutpingSai3bun5Southern MinHokkien POJSìpúnMiddle ChineseMiddle ChineseSyejpwonOld ChineseBaxte…1.00infobox
ShibenTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised RomanizationSebonMcCune–ReischauerSebon1.00infobox
ShibenTranscriptionsTranscriptionsRevised HepburnSehon1.00infobox
ShibenWade–GilesShih-pen1.00infobox

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